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The NHS is now investigating an employee after he reportedly started a private company acting as a 'sales agent' for large amounts of PPE for profit
Sure Stock, a company ran by an NHS senior official marketed PPE to both private buyers and others …
Sarah Al-Arshani
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A West Virginia worker told us what it was like living at his factory for 28 days to help make PPE, and says he would 'absolutely' do another 'lock-in' to help
Nick Bocook spent nearly a month of working and sleeping at the Braskem America factory, which make…
Ashley Collman
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The husband of a pregnant healthcare worker killed in Canada's deadliest mass shooting is fighting to get PPE for others on the frontlines
Kristen Beaton, who was killed in mass shooting this month, had been advocating for more protective…
Haven Orecchio-Egresitz
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Overdose calls are rising, but some police in Indiana and Texas have been banned from giving a 'life-saving' drug
One Indiana police department suspended naloxone use, while a Texas police department refused to ac…
Shira Feder
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Workers volunteered to live in a factory for 28 days to produce millions of pounds of raw PPE materials to make masks and gowns for frontline medical workers
Forty-three Braskem America employees volunteered to live in the factory to limit outside exposure …
Lauren Frias
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'I am no hero. I am not ready to die': A New York nurse reveals the anguish, fear, and heartbreak of fighting the coronavirus pandemic
As part of the medical team at Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York City, KP Mendoza believes healthcare …
Rhea Mahbubani
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Photos show how shortages are forcing doctors and nurses to improvise coronavirus PPE from snorkel masks, pool noodles, and trash bags
An emergency nurse (ICU) dressed in garbage bags and a protective mask loaned altruistically by a p…
Sophia Ankel
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5 factory workers making masks and face shields describe long hours, hectic shifts, and pride in protecting frontline healthcare workers
"Blue-collar industrial American workers are standing tall and proud with the other workforces deem…
Michelle Mark
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UAE based 3D printing firm to make PPE for COVID-19
The personal protective equipment would be manufactured in the company's 3D printing labs that has …
PTI
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The world's largest glove maker is struggling to keep up with demand because of coronavirus-related panic buying
The coronavirus pandemic is causing an unprecedented surge in protective equipment, like the gloves…
Havovi Cooper,Amelia Kosciulek
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Surreal photos and videos show hotel bartenders and waiters in full PPE in China's draconian Olympic bubble
China created a "closed-looped" cocoon for its Beijing Winter Olympics villages to prevent the spre…
Sinéad Baker
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German doctors are nakedly protesting PPE shortages to show how vulnerable they are without protection
One of the doctors, named Ruben Bernau, told a German magazine for doctors: "The nudity is a symbol…
James Pasley
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Thousands of boxes of PPE worth more than $10 million were forgotten for months and left in the rain outside a California event center: report
Brand new PPE, including hospital gowns, face shields, and goggles, sat in the rain for months outs…
Kate Duffy
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As nurses grapple with burnout and staffing shortages, new guidance has them fearing for their own health
"We are dying. And we are not replaceable. Patients die due to short staffing. And staffing has nev…
Morgan Keith
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Disposable mask manufacturers say the supply chain crisis and high demand could lead to product delays
The supply chain disruptions in logistics mean Americans will likely have to wait longer to receive…
Allana Akhtar
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Your cloth mask is not good enough protection against Omicron, according to an expert — here's why
Dr. Leana Wen said cloth masks were "little more than facial decorations." Three-ply medical masks …
Andrea Michelson
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Pencils or PPE: Teachers say they're forced to choose between buying school supplies or protective equipment to keep kids safe
Teachers with in-person classes are turning to the public for help collecting personal protection e…
Taylor Ardrey
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Nurses are protesting 'grossly inadequate and negligent' PPE and coronavirus testing while filing lawsuits against state officials and hospitals
"Don't call me a hero," a New York City nurse told Business Insider. "Instead, show your support by…
Rhea Mahbubani
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Amazon picked a fight with Bernie Sanders after he slammed Jeff Bezos for getting richer while not providing warehouse workers with sick leave and PPE
Amazon employees have for months reported insufficient protection and benefits during the coronavir…
Ashley Collman
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Russia is fast becoming a coronavirus epicenter, with health workers still reporting PPE shortages. Putin is already thinking about reopening.
On Thursday, the country reported its largest one-day increase in new cases of 11,231 — yet Preside…